Maybe needs a new title
The title False or Lost Gospels may be a bit misleading. Early Christianity was surrounded by a complex world of religious diversity and many times other groups tried to 'borrow' from each other to help earn converts to their religion. In reality, that's what Gospels like Thomas, Judas, etc are all about tryin to create interest in Gnosticism by using well known names of people well known to Christians. This video makes that clear--unlike some others that try to see the Gnostics as an off shoot of Christianity (instead of a seperate religious group with Greek roots). This video is a good example of explaining a somewhat complicated situation in an understandable way.
Exposes Neo-Gnostic pseudo-scholarship
This is a good primer for the Christian or seeker who may be confused by scholars such as Elaine Pagels who claim that there were many "competing Christianities" and "hundreds of Gospels" in the early centuries. This DVD exposes the faulty postmodernist thinking behind this so-called scholarship.
This DVD is directed to Roman Catholics with presentations by Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa, Ph. D, and others.
If your are not a Catholic, don't buy this DVD. There have been many recent discoveries of gnostic gospels, which are interesting to me, and many books which cover them are available on Amazon. The gnostic Gospel of Judas by National Geographic on DVD can be purchased here. I highly recommend the DVDs of Joseph Campbell (Mythos in 3 parts with Susan Sarandon and the Hero's Journey, both available on Amazon) for unbelievers or those who want to learn about all religions. Campbell has also written many books on religion, including The Masks of God in 3 volumes and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. Finally, I would direct you to the recent release of Zeitgeist: The Movie, which points out that many Christian beliefs were taken from the Egyptians and other ancient religions and questions if Jesus really existed.
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